#3a8ecc

Color #3a8ecc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.28 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3a8ecc

RGB

rgb(58, 142, 204)

HSL

hsl(205.5, 58.9%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.5, 71.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.6%, 30.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(56.69, -4.86, -39.27)

LCH

lch(56.69, 39.57, 262.95)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.1234, 244.16)

HWB

hwb(205.5, 22.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc783a

Analogous

#3accc1

#3a8ecc

#3a45cc

Triadic

#3a8ecc

#cc3a8e

#8ecc3a

Split-complementary

#3a8ecc

#cc3a45

#ccc13a

Tetradic

#3a8ecc

#783acc

#cc783a

#8ecc3a

Square

#3a8ecc

#c13acc

#cc783a

#45cc3a

Shades

Color #3a8ecc mixed toward black.

#2d77ae

#245f8b

#1b4768

#123045

#091823

Tints

Color #3a8ecc mixed toward white.

#5ba1d5

#7cb4dd

#9dc7e6

#bdd9ee

#deecf7

Tones

Color #3a8ecc mixed toward gray.

#468cc0

#528ab4

#5f89a8

#6b879b

#77858f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696abf · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#645ebc · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#42b5b2 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3a8ecc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3a8ecc]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#3a8ecc (#3a8ecc) is rgb(58, 142, 204) in RGB.

No, #3a8ecc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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